O1 Tool Steel Sheet

O1 tool steel is the original oil hardening non shrinking tool steel that can be hardened to the rockwell c 65 range from a low austenitizing temperature.

O1 tool steel sheet.

10 x 6 x 8 254 x 152 x 203 mm. The o1 tool steel grade has better machinability than a2 tool steel. O1 tool steel stockholders and suppliers delivering to the whole of the uk. Tight tolerance multipurpose oil hardening o1 tool steel bars with certification.

West yorkshire steel are stockholders and suppliers of o1 tool steel round bar flat bar and plate. The sheet has been ground to achieve the precise shape and size. The o1 tool steel grade has better machinability than a2 tool steel. O1 steel was developed in 1905 by halcomb steel which was acquired by crucible steel a few years later 1 2.

However the history is a bit more interesting than that. Steel is an iron alloy with carbon and other elements that modify the steel to achieve specific properties. In 1876 a large sheffield steel company sanderson brothers purchased sweet s manufacturing company s geddes steel works in syracuse new york. It must be hardened in oil which can be done at relatively low temperatures for good dimensional stability.

O1 flat ground is an oil hardening non deforming tool steel which can be hardened at relatively low temperatures. These precision ground sheets and bars are held to a tight thickness tolerance. This grade is an oil hardening tool steel type supplied in the annealed condition. In general steels with higher carbon content have greater strength hardness and wear resistance while those with lower carbon content have more formability weldability and toughness.

It must be hardened in oil which can be done at relatively low temperatures for good. All come with a traceable lot number and test report. The o1 tool steel grade has better machinability than a2 tool steel. Oil hardening o1 tool steel sheets and bars.

The o1 tool steel sheet has been precision ground and polished meets american society for testing and materials international astm a681 specifications and has a standard tolerance. Tools and dies made from o1 flat ground will have good wearing and abrasive qualities since the tungsten and higher chromium content gives improved wear resistance. Aisi o1 4 heat treatment soft annealing protect the steel and heat through to 1435 f 780 c. Make offer o 1 tool steel bar stock machine mold die shop flat plate o1 5 8 x 1 x 14 1 4 o1 tool steel sheet 3 16 x 1 1 2 x 18 simonds flat ground steel oil hardening 30 00.

Then cool in the furnace at 27 f 15 c.